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| Zezza, Annalisa. |
| This paper tries to identify under which conditions voluntary certification could be an answer to the governance of sustainability at global level. The study addresses the case of biofuel sustainability certification in Brazil and the role of the EU Directive on biofuels. The case study has permitted to identify and analyze some of these factors as the degree of dependence from foreign market, the policy environment, the structure of the supply chain, the benefits and costs associated to certification as well as some unintended consequences. The research has been conducted through a case study in the state of Sao Paolo (Brazil). |
| Tipo: Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Biofuel; Certification; Brazil; EU; Sustainability; Environmental Economics and Policy. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124112 |
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| Zezza, Annalisa. |
| The paper analyzes the changes that have taken place in the nature of agriculture information and their consequences on the public role of related public services with specific regard to process undergoing in the European Union. Increased interest in food quality and food safety issues in a global consumer driven society, together with major attention to environmental and ethical issues related to food production, enlarge both the object of agricultural information and the audience of stakeholders in the food chain and in the general public. Information policy with regard to a multifunctional approach to agriculture, can be finalized to correct three main sources of market failures as access to information, quality and adverse selection and externalities... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Information; Public goods; Food quality; Externalities; Public services; Extension; Public Economics. |
| Ano: 2002 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24902 |
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